Dominion Energy has requested rate increases that could tack on nearly $20 to the average customer’s bill by next year to accommodate for the “cost of labor, materials and equipment, power capacity and fuel,

As Dominion proposes hiking its customers' bills by an average of $21 per month within the next two years, many customers have been reacting negatively to the news.

Virginians are using about 5% more power every year, and so we have to make investments in the grid so that we can reliably serve our customers’ growing needs," said company spokesperson Aaron Ruby.